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Drainage areas

The Council has established a number of Rural Drainage Areas, as well as Urban Drainage Areas for each town.

The Council only carries out its drainage function within these boundaries, and only properties within the areas are rated for drainage.

    Maps of rural drainage areas

    • Clarkville rural drainage map (pdf 2.2 MB)
    • Cust rural drainage map (pdf 1.4 MB)
    • Ohoka rural drainage map (pdf 4.3 MB)
    • Oxford east rural drainage map (pdf 2.9 MB)
    • Oxford west rural drainage map (pdf 1.6 MB)
    • Waimakariri coastal rural drainage map (pdf 4.4 MB)
    • Central rural drainage map (pdf 654.7 KB)

    Maps of urban drainage areas

    • Kaiapoi urban drainage map (pdf 3.2 MB)
    • Oxford urban drainage map (pdf 1.7 MB)
    • Pegasus urban drainage map (pdf 1.8 MB)
    • Pines and Kairaki Beach coastal urban drainage map (pdf 1000.7 KB)
    • Rangiora urban drainage map (pdf 4.2 MB)
    • Waikuku Beach coasta urban drainage map (pdf 1.6 MB)
    • Woodend Beach coastal urban drainage map (pdf 2.2 MB)

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